“Our commitment must be to remember the victims who perished, respect the survivors still with us, and reaffirm humanity's common aspiration for mutual understanding and justice.”
-- Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust
Belgium
Opening of Exhibition Education and Remembrance. The Holocaust in Romania
Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on Combatting Antisemitism
Connecting Law and Memory
On 20 September, the IHRA Chair addressed participants at the conference ‘Connecting Law and Memory’ which took place at Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen.
data protection legislation adopted
On 14 April, the European Parliament adopted the EU data protection legislation, which will come into force in two years’ time.
Attacks in Brussels
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) was deeply saddened and shocked by the terrorist attacks which took place in Brussels on 22 March.
Brussels supports reference to Holocaust in GDPR
Since 2012 the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has been concerned with the potential impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on Holocaust research. While IHRA supports the EU decision to ensure the protection of personal data, the organization has always maintained that it is crucial that the right to be forgotten does not conflict with the responsibility to remember.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova participates in Genocide Prevention Event
07.10.2014
On 24 September, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, took part in an event entitled “Towards Inclusive Societies: Empowerment and Education as a strategy to prevent genocide”, within the framework of the UN General Assembly.
International Conference on Genocide Prevention
31.03.2014
The International Conference on Genocide Prevention is taking place in Brussels from 31 March-1 April. The conference is hosted by the Belgian Government and jointly organized by the United Nations, African Union, the European Union, and Belgium.
Delegation Members
Ambassador Jan Deboutte (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) – Head of Delegation
Yasmina Amire (Chancery of the Prime Minister) – Communication Working Group
Christophe Busch (Kazerne Dossin) – Museums and Memorials Working Group
Francoise Capacchi (Ministry of Education) – Education Working Group
Charlotte Dekempeneer (Government of the Flemish Community) - Education Working Group
Accordion Test
Accordion Test
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